rye
rye Lexical Profile
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• noun
The edible grain of the rye plant, commonly ground into dark flour for baking bread or used as livestock fodder.
"She ordered a classic pastrami sandwich served on toasted rye with a generous spread of mustard."
A widely cultivated cereal grass (Secale cereale) that is tolerant of poor soils and low temperatures, traditionally grown in temperate zones.
"The farmer decided to plant a cover crop of winter rye to protect the soil from erosion over the colder months."
North American A type of whiskey distilled from a fermented mash containing a significant legally mandated minimum percentage of rye grain.
"The bartender carefully mixed a traditional Manhattan using sweet vermouth, bitters, and a high-quality straight rye."
• Rhymes for rye
Word Origin & Etymology
From Old English 'ryge', of Germanic origin; related to Dutch 'rogge' and German 'Roggen'.
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